Home Depot installs wrong carpet color and destroys evidence without consent
A customer paid $750 for carpet installation and received the wrong color. The installer disposed of all leftover scraps before the error was caught, removing any ability to independently verify the mistake. The offered settlement required signing a waiver accepting the wrong color, leaving no fair path to resolution.
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